Ash receptacle for vehicles



April 9, 1929. E; PHILLI PS ASH RECEPTACLE FOR VEHICLES Filed Sept. 3, 1927 INVENTOR ugcne Philli s E BY W ATTORNEY j Patented Apr. 9, 1929.

EUGENE PHILLIPS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ASH RECEPTACLE FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed September 3, 1927. Serial No. 217,516.

nis invention relates to an improved ash receptacle particularly adapted for vehicles such as automobiles and Pullman cars and has for one of its objects the provision of a container for ashes adapted to be disposed in a recess of a wall, dashboard, or partition which may be conveniently emptied and which remains in upright position by virtue of its ownweight.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a receptacle for cigar and cigarette ashes having a substantially cl sed reservoir therein and mechanism for pumping liquid from the reservoir and spraying the same into the interior of the receptacle to extinguish lighted cigars, cigarettes, or matches.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a receptacle having a substantially closed reservoir therein and means for pumping water therefrom for spraylng the same on the inner walls of the container to rinse the interior thereof when the receptacle is disposed in inverted position during emptying thereof.

()ther objects'will appear hereinafter the novel features and combinations being more clearly set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of my invention shown mounted on a door 10 of a vehicle.

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the ash receptacle illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the lines 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 1 is a central vertical sectional view of my improved ash receiving deviceillustrated in emptying position.

5 is a vertical sectional view of an ash receptacle embodying a further development of. my invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of my device showing another modification.

Fig. 7 is a vertical'sectional view taken on the line/7"? of Fig. 6.

Referring particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates a wall, door, or dashboard having a recess therein and the numeral 11 indicates a face plate disposed over the recess. 'A container 12 comprising an integral strip of sheet metal disposed downwardly for providing a back wall 13 curved forwardly at its lower extremity for top wall 16 for engaging the front side of the plate 11 above the rectangular aperture therein to prevent rearward movement of the container 12 for holding the container 12 in upright position as illi'lstrated in Fig. 2.

The outer wall. 15 of the container 12 is dis posed outwardly through the rectangular aperture in the flush plate 11 and is extended at a slight upward inclination in advance of the flush plate 11 and the flange .17 of the upper curved top wall 16 for providing an open entrance to the interior of the receptacle 12 having a substantially flat bottom 18. The forward edge of the flat bottom 18 is curved upwardly as at 19 forming a curved edge for preventing the escapement of ash deposited on the bottom 18. It should be understood that the curved edge portion 19 serves as a scraper upon which the lighted end of a cigar or cigarette may be struck for dislodgingthe ash therefrom and that the inclined bottom 18 serves to guide the ash deposited thereon to the interior of the container 12.

Flanges 20 and 21 are mounted on the rear side of the flush plate 11 at each end thereof and are provided with arcuate slots 22 in which upper and lower pairs of pins and 24, respectively, mounted in side members 25 and 26 of the container 12 are disposed. It should be understood that the container 12 is disposed between the rearwadly dir cted flanges 20 and 21 and that the same is adjusts ably supported on the upper and lower pairs of pins 23 and 24-, respectively.

hen it is desired to empty the coutaimr 12, the same may be moved to the inverted position illustrated in Fig. l and the ashes accumulated therein may be discharged through the open upper front side thereof. Slots 27 are provided in the flush plate 1.1 for accommodating the upper pair of pins 23, the pins 23 being adapted to pass through the slots 27 and the pins 24 being of sufficient length to extend beyond the slots for preventing the container 12 from'being separated from the plate llwhen in inverted position and for retaining the container in inverted depending position.- j

-A cover 28 is pivotally attached to the flush plate 11 by hinges 29 and is adapted to depend downwardly over theopen entrance of the container 12. The cover is provided with an upwardly disposed :tront edge portion 3 0 which serves as a tray for holding a cigar or cigarette indicated- 'by numeral '31. It should be understood that there is an open space between the front edge of the cover and the front-edge portion of the container forpermi'tting ashes to be deposited on the inclined bottom =18 while the cover is closed; the eoverbeing adapted to be opened to permit larger objects to be deposited in "the 'container when desired. When the con- "tainer 12 is rotated or moved to inverted position the GOVGlf'Qg is raised by the flange 17 of the top wall of the container and the cover is again raised when the container is moved to upright position. It should be understood that the engagement of the pairs of pins 28 and "24 guides the container 1 2 in its movement to and from inverted position and securely retains the same in the recess behind the plate 11 inn manner-such that the container cannot beaccidentally inverted by vibration-or jarring of the vehicle.

In the modified form of my invention illustrated in Fig. 5 the container 12 is provided with abottom partition 82'spaced apart from the curved bottom 14 thereof. The partition provides a reservoir for retaining liquid at the bottom offthe container 12. A cylinder '38 is disposed in one of the rear corners of the container in upright position and is providedwith a piston 84 connected by a piston rod 35in a bell crank 36 'pivotally mounted on the-end 25 of the container. The cylinder 83 isiextended at its lower endthrough an aperture the partition 32' and into the reservoir below. "The piston rod 85 is pivotal-1y and slidably connected to the bell crank36 by a pinwhieh is disposed through alongitu'dinal slot in the lever. The other end of the bcl'l' crank 36 is disposed close to the entrance of the container and is provided with a "handle 37 which extends inwardly from' the end w'vall '25 of the container substantially perpendicular thereto; Aoncway inlet valve 38 is provided in an aperture in the lower closed end of the cylinder 33, and

} o'neway outlet valves 39 are provided in the side wallso't the cylinder 33. It should be understood that when the handle 37 is pulled outwardly for rotating the crank 36 in an anti-clockwise direction the piston '34 is raised sac-king liquid from the reservoir into the cylinder 33. When the crank 36 is rotheeuciet valves '39 into the interior of the container. It should be understood that the spraying of liquid into the container will extinguish smoldering 0%ar and cigarette ends and that if desired t e spraying operation may be utilized in washing out the inte' rior of the container when the same is in inverted or emptying position. The reservoir maybe filled by introducing water into the upper end of the conduit 40 which is-communicative-at its lower extremity with the reservoir. A cap 41 may be screwed threadedly on the upper extremity of the conduit for preventing spilling of the liquid when the container is inverted. In Fig. 6 the bottom 18' is hingedly mounted to the front wall 15 as shown at 15', so as to be able to cover the opening of the ash receptacle and close it by means of securing extension 19'. 'Theside walls 25' and 26' have bent edges which engage corresponding bent edges of side walls 25 and 26, respectively, of the hinged member 18'. Flanges 20 and 21 may be replaced by a container 21 to completely enclose the container 12 thus making the ash receptacle fireproof. In the event the receptacle 12 would be punctured and the hot ashes would fall out of the same the said ashes will drop into the container 21'.

Having thus fully described and shown an embodiment of my invention what is desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A cigarette ash receptacle comprising a flush plate adapted to be mounted over a recess in a wall, a container slid ably mounted in an aperture in said flush plate comprising a rear compartment adapted to be rotated forwardly for dischargin ash therefrom, and a front section disposed in advance of said flush plate having an entrance opening therein, and means for closing the entrance opening, said means comprising a pivoted front extension member, said extension member having side flaps bent to engage corresponding side flaps of the receptacle, and a securing' extension for holding the said pivoted front extension member over the said entrance opening.

2. A cigarette ash receptacle comprising a flush plate adapted to be mounted over a recess in a wall, a conta incr slidably mounted in an aperture in said flush pla'tc comprising a rcar compartment. adapted to be rotated forwardly for discharging ash lhcrc'from. and a front section disposed in advance of said flush plate having an entrance opening therein, and means for closing the entrance opening, said means comprising a pivoted front extension member, said extension mcmher having side flaps bent to engage corresponding side flaps of the receptacle.

3. An ash receiving device of the class described comprising a flush plate, and an irregularly shaped container including a rear section disposed in back of said plate, a sec- 0nd container secured on the back of said mounted thereon adapted to be inverted for plate and adapted to receive the first menpositioning said rear compartment in front tioned container, said irregularly shaped of said plate at an inclination thereto for 1 container having a front section with an emptying the contents of said compartment. aperture therein, said last mentioned con- In testimony whereof I have affixed my tainer being disposed through an aperture signature.

in said plate and rotatively and slidably EUGENE PHILLIPS. 

